horse apples
The term "horse apples" can refer to both a type of fruit and horse excrement, often used informally to describe nonsense.
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Definition
B2Common Usage
(informal)Horse feces.
Example
- Watch out for horse apples on the trail.
C1Botany
(technical)The fruit of the Osage orange tree, which resembles horse droppings.
Example
- The ground was littered with horse apples from the Osage orange trees.
B2Common Usage
(informal, slang)Nonsense or something considered untrue.
Example
- He said he could run a mile in four minutes, but I think that's just horse apples.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "horse apples":
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